money supply
noun
: the total amount of money available in an economy for spending as calculated by any of various methods (as by adding total currency to funds available in private checking accounts)
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Stuck on the gold standard, the U.S. and other nations couldn’t expand their money supply to stimulate recovery.
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Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
These days, countries have central banks to oversee their money supplies, as well as to set interest rates, combat inflation, and otherwise control their monetary policy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
Because domestic money supplies were rigidly linked to gold reserves, those countries accumulating reserves would automatically experience easy credit, strong demand, and rising prices.
—Liaquat Ahamed, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
Inflating money supplies, gatekeeping opportunities and creating systemic barriers have long kept the wealthy wealthy and the masses at bay.
—Bryan Benson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
These days, countries have central banks to oversee their money supplies, as well as to set interest rates, combat inflation, and otherwise control their monetary policy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
Because domestic money supplies were rigidly linked to gold reserves, those countries accumulating reserves would automatically experience easy credit, strong demand, and rising prices.
—Liaquat Ahamed, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
Inflating money supplies, gatekeeping opportunities and creating systemic barriers have long kept the wealthy wealthy and the masses at bay.
—Bryan Benson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for money supply
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“Money supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20supply. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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